Product and solution innovation

We are reshaping how healthcare is delivered by developing new products and solutions that better support our customers as our industry evolves.

Exploring new ways to expand access to care

Our Global Products and Solutions team works closely with partners around the world to gain insight into the challenges they face today, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead. Together, we’re developing new offerings to meet the needs of our customers and pave the way for more efficient healthcare delivery for years to come.

For our manufacturer partners, our innovation work includes everything from clinical trial support to commercialization strategy so we can help them launch new therapies, enter untapped markets, and reach more people. For providers, we take a forward-thinking approach to prepare them for shifting market dynamics through data and analytics capabilities, inventory management, and much more.

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“Foundational to Cencora’s strategy and growth goals is the ability to effectively create, manage, and launch new products and services. Our team of dedicated experts is focused on developing and scaling new products and solutions that address some of our customers' greatest challenges.”

Jason Dinger
SVP, Strategic Execution

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Our innovation pipeline

The following products and solutions are currently in various stages of development. Get a sneak peek at what exciting things are coming soon from Cencora.

Beta testing

Pharmacy Recruitment

A targeted approach that leverages predictive analytics and our trusted Good Neighbor Pharmacy network to identify clinical trial participants that meet diversity action plan guidelines.

Beta testing

Dedicated Virtual Warehouse

An innovative distribution model that works like a personal warehouse, where program products are virtually sequestered exclusively for each customer with the option to hold incremental inventory.

Scaling

Short Dates

A program that enables us to purchase medications expiring within one year that would otherwise be destroyed and make them available to health systems and other facilities at a reduced cost.

Beta testing

Comparator Sourcing

A solution that taps our international network of warehouses and pharma partners to procure products needed for clinical trials and get them where they need to go on time and at the best value.

Help us solve healthcare’s biggest challenges

Our Global Products and Solutions team brings together leaders and experts from around the world to help us think big, because radical innovation doesn’t happen alone. We launched our Innovation Partnership Program for this specific reason. It’s part of our commitment to understanding your challenges, listening to your ideas, and building new solutions that will help you succeed.

Join the program today so you can share your thoughts and shape our future solutions.
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"The Innovation Partnership Program is tailored to meet our customers where they are, actively listen to their needs, and proactively create new solutions to transform the industry. It is our way to unite industry leaders and bring new solutions to our customers on an on-going basis. We all know that a successful partnership is one where both parties win — and with our Innovation Partnership Program, we collaborate with our customers to grow."

Paula Barg
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Innovation Updates
Read our most recent announcements on solution launches, partnerships, investments, and more.

Other Cencora teams dedicated to innovation

Cencora Ventures ®

We support the growth of leading-edge entrepreneurial businesses through our $150 million corporate venture fund focused on pharmaceutical and biopharma innovation. This team invests in and provides commercial support to emerging healthcare startup companies to help them maintain scalability as they grow.

Cell and Gene therapy (CGT)

New advances are being made in medicine every day, and our goal is to facilitate those innovations so patients who need them have access. This is complicated for specialty therapeutics like cell and gene therapy, so we have a team focused on innovating in step with our partners in this space.

Help us lead the way through the next era of healthcare

We’re always looking for people who have an innovative mind and a passion for improving lives.